Anambra Monarch Celebrates One Year In Office, Calls For Government Assistance
By Julie Sylvia, Onitsha
The Traditional Ruler of Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area, Anambra State, HRH, Igwe Dan Obelle, has celebrated his one year in Office as the Traditional Ruler of Nawfia.
He said that they look forward for the presence of the State government in developing the Community stressed that they delivered Nawfia to APGA during the last election.
Igwe Obelle made this plea in his palace shortly after special thanksgiving church service to mark his one year in office, the thanksgiving was done in both the Catholic and Anglican Churches.
He also said that the throne he occupied was very hot for him within the period under review as crisis retrogressed development and peace in the Area.
“I thank God for everything as peace has finally been restored with my enthronement. For about 20 years, it is in this my administration that the President General, PG, and the monarch work together, unlike in the time of my predecessor, Igwe Chijioke Nwankwo, who was sacked by the State Government. I am the recognized traditional ruler and I have been issued with certificate.
“I don’t believe in idol worship, it is fiction, but idol worshippers are free to operate as there is freedom of religion but there is no salvation there, people should believe in God.
In her contribution, the wife of the monarch, Lady Dr Florence Obelle, said, “I am happy that it is one year today that we are on the throne. We passed through many difficulties but I thank God that we are alive today. We did thanks-giving last Sunday at Catholic church and today we did at Anglican church, showing that God’s hand is in today’s event.
“In our town, we have the poorest of the poor, the less privileged, my heart desire is to empower the women, to organise and raise funds for them to start something meaningful, so that they will take care of their various families. It is said that it is better to teach one how to fish than to give him fish.
“In terms of supporting my husband, I don’t have silver nor gold but rather, my knees are always on the ground to pray, I call upon God on his behalf & God answers my prayers, I give God the glory for that,” she hinted.
Pic shows the monarch and wife during the celebration
